Summary I’ve learned that running a fast-growing company can be tough physically and mentally; I sometimes push through daily pain at a level 5 out of 10 for a month straight, but I don’t like to burden others with it. You have to know your limits and listen to what your body is telling you,…
Summary I noticed during our weekly team meetings that everyone, including myself, looked like a disheveled mess, wearing sweatpants and looking unprepared. Instead of telling my team to dress up, I decided to lead by example. I started putting on makeup and wearing a blouse to the calls. Within 3 weeks, I saw that everyone…
Summary I always make sure to come into my office every day at 6:00 a.m. and only leave when it's time to go home for dinner, because I believe in setting the example for my team. I never want to ask people to work harder than I am willing to work myself. It's important to…
Summary When I was working as a personal trainer, I learned that keeping clients isn’t just about helping them exercise or diet. It’s about really knowing them as people. I made sure to learn personal details about my clients, like what their home life was like, their best friends’ names, and big things happening in…
Summary I believe that great leaders are multipliers; the people I lead will often start to show the same habits and behaviors as me. Leadership is not just about having power but also about using that power responsibly. Like Spider-Man says, "With great power comes great responsibility." I know that if I see flaws or…
Summary I have a secret vision for myself that I haven’t shared with anyone—not even my husband. I picture myself, 15 years from now, as one of the top five women on the Forbes list, sitting in a chair on a world-famous talk show. I can clearly see what I look like, how I sound,…
Summary I believe that integrity means being honest and having a strong moral compass. If I want to be a leader with integrity, I make sure my actions, words, and values are all aligned. When I act with integrity, it builds trust with my team because they see that I do what I say I…
Summary I learned that sometimes I need to let others take over, even if they're scared or unsure at first. When I stepped back from my main role in an event because of surgery, I offered the opportunity to my team—even though everyone was nervous. To my surprise, the event’s NPS scores stayed just as…
Summary I believe you should never stop doing the little things, no matter how much money you make or how big your company gets. I take action when I see problems, like noticing an unstocked kitchen and spending 20 minutes to fix it myself. Even though I'm the leader, I still stock the kitchen and…
Summary I always look for ways to help people beyond just business transactions, especially when someone on my team is struggling with something big, like a family loss. When one of our team members couldn’t afford his father’s funeral, we paid for the whole thing. It was important for me to show that I care…